"I never quite got over feeling as if I had been in the country my entire life. The prevalence of SUVs, wide highways, average architecture, country music, rich immigrant culture, cable news, angry politics, binge drinking, diehard sports fanaticism, cul-de-sac sprawl, tacky beach boardwalks, accented English and the commonality of being Britain’s offspring with an adherence to a frontier and pioneering spirit, made the “land down under” feel like “the land of the free and home of the brave.”
--Luke's Journal
CITIES VISITED:
MUST DO:
FAVORITE MEMORY:
Sydney
Pokolbin
Batemans Bay
Lakes Entrance
Wilsons Promontory
Melbourne
Gold Coast
Brisbane
See Bondi Beach and the Opera House in Sydney.
Take a picture at Camel Rock.
See the bathing boxes in the Mornington Peninsula.
Shop the Little Streets of Melbourne.
Catch a rock show in the Fitzroy neighborhood of Melbourne.
Feel the vibes of Byron Bay in the Gold Coast.
Legally hold a koala in Brisbane.
Getting in a one-hour standoff with a kangaroo blocking the trail while hiking to the water's edge at Camel Rock. It ended with a mutual "Jets vs Sharks" circular walk around.
Australians let the good times roll. They're inclusive by nature. The country feels a lot like the United States.
Big hearted and adventurous, you'd be hard pressed not to enjoy yourself in Australia. Driving from Sydney to Melbourne along the coast was a treat. While some find Brisbane boring, it's quite a lovely well kept enjoyable city. Need to visit the west coast and far north on my next visit. Do get out of Sydney!
